What color is #866681?

#866681 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #866681?

The RGB value is 134, 102, 129: 134 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866681?

The complementary color is #66866B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866681 color

#866681 rgb(134, 102, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #866681 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (134, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#866681 color codes

HEX	`#866681`
RGB	`rgb(134, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 17.68, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 20.32, 330.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.545, 16.157, 22.906)`
Decimal	`8808065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866681, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #866681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #866681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866681; }
.text { color: #866681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866681, #866671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #866681?: #866681 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #866681?: The RGB value is 134, 102, 129: 134 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866681?: The complementary color is #66866B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.